In the late autumn season, all things are lazy. Shiye was dyed with a dim yellow scene, and the sky was overcast and confused, pressing down towards the ground. From the west gate of the plain, an avenue leads directly to Yecheng. The wind howled beside the road, causing the leaves on the trees to fall to the ground.

A covered wagon headed west, surrounded by soldiers, its wheels grunting against the ground. The board of the carriage also crackled, shaking on the uneven ground.

Several people in the car were expressionless, each with their eyes closed, and the beard under their jaws kept moving with the vibration of the car.

Someone said: "Lord, the road is flat, I'm afraid I'm near Yecheng." ”

The middle-aged man sitting in the middle immediately opened his eyes, and his whole face suddenly became energetic. His appearance is not imposing, and he lacks some of the resolute lines of a man, but he is very attractive. The corners of his mouth are always slightly raised, revealing a warm feeling.

Judging from the number of wrinkles on his seal, he is not young. However, the spirit on his face makes people feel young. Some people call him Uncle Liu Huang, and some people call him a big-eared thief, who used to be an official to Yuzhou Mu and has a reputation all over the world, but now he has nothing.

Since losing Xuzhou, he has been wandering around, and was finally picked by Cao Cao. He was left in Xudu by Cao Cao and served as the pastor of Yuzhou, but he never had a chance. This time, when the edict incident was exposed, he found an excuse, went north in a hurry, and met Yuan Tan in Qingzhou, so he went all the way here. The world is so big, only when he goes to Hebei can he fight against Cao Cao.

Liu Bei tidied up his clothes slightly, then lightly buckled the wall of the car with his fingers, and then the car slowed down.

The horseback rider outside saw him get off the carriage and hurriedly said, "Uncle, there is still some distance, you can get off the carriage without being busy." ”

"I walked on my own, and I was tired of sitting."

Seeing Liu Bei like this, riding a horse and raising his head and chest, Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Yuan Shao, had no choice but to dismount and accompany him on foot. Liu Bei's entourage, Sun Gan and others, also hurriedly got out of the car and walked. Yuan Tan's Qingzhou soldiers and horses were guarded behind, and the overall speed slowed down.

Liu Bei looked around and asked casually, "What kind of boundary is this?" ”

"It's still two hundred miles to Yecheng."

"Does Lord Lingzun know that I'm coming?"

"I have been notified in advance by letter, and the starry night is coming, and my father should have known about it three days ago."

"Good. The virtuous nephew bothered. ”

Suddenly, a few black dots appeared in the distance, and then someone shouted: "Uncle Liu Huang has arrived-"

Yuan Tan was a little surprised, was this the person his father arranged to greet him? But this is still two hundred miles away from Yecheng, and the specifications of this reception are a bit high. You must know that Yingtianzi is only a few dozen miles, this Liu Bei is just a down-and-out prince, and he has only recently mixed up the identity of an imperial uncle.

Before he could think about it, he heard a gong and drums blowing nearby, and then a group of people had already walked up from the opposite side. He fixed his eyes and saw that the leader was actually his father, Yuan Shao.

My father actually came out to greet him personally? Yuan Tan was a little incomprehensible, thinking that he had done enough etiquette for his juniors to treat Liu Bei along the way, but now that he thought about it, he was still a little contemptuous.

As soon as he turned his head, he was about to introduce Liu Bei, only to see that Liu Bei had already strode up to meet him. Thinking about it, it's a good thing, haven't Liu Bei and his father already met.

As early as four years ago, when there was turmoil in Beijing, Dong Zhuo abolished the Son of Heaven and brought disaster to the court. The Kwantung princes rose together and formed a coalition of Dong. At that time, Yuan Shao was the leader of the alliance, and Liu Bei was also a Sima of another army under the name of Gongsun Zhan. After the disbandment of the coalition army, Liu Bei made a plain order, but Cao Cao besieged Xuzhou, so he abandoned the official and organized a volunteer rescue.

Yuan Tan thought about it carefully, if Liu Bei was still in the plain, maybe he would have already confronted him. Now, even Gongsun Chan is gone.

Looking at the front again, Liu Bei was already talking and laughing with Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao took Liu Bei's hand and got into the carriage that had been prepared together, and the two walked hand in hand and left in high spirits.

Yuan Tan was a little disappointed, his father didn't even look at him, and he didn't care for a word.

"Prince, let's follow suit."

Sun Qian and the other entourage next to him seemed to have been accustomed to this kind of scene, and proposed to Yuan Tan, and he also turned around and returned to the car.

"Let's go!"

The sky gradually darkened, but the Yuan Mansion was full of lights and the sound of silk and bamboo.

Zhen Ji had already finished her meal at this time, and was lighting the lamp and reading a book for a while. Hearing the noise outside, he couldn't help frowning: "Why is it so noisy?" ”

Diao Chan on the side was sewing a piece of clothing, and when he heard this, he said, "A distinguished guest is here today." ”

"What distinguished guest?"

"General Zuo of the Han Dynasty, Yicheng Tinghou, Yuzhou Mu, plus the imperial uncle Liu Xuande."

"What a long name......"

Zhen Ji smiled, not knowing this person very well.

Diao Chan said: "This person is amazing." She thought of the grievances between Liu Bei and her husband, and couldn't help but sigh.

Zhen Ji asked, "What's so amazing?" ”

Diao Chan said: "Do you really not know, or do you not know?" ”

But when she saw Zhen Ji's confused eyes, she knew the answer. Although Mrs. Zhen is smart and has the ability to never forget, she is not very familiar with people. After Diao Chan himself arrived in this Yuan Mansion, he was able to remember his name and recognize his appearance up and down, so that he talked and laughed together, and there were many topics of conversation. But Zhen Ji and her mother-in-law, Mrs. Liu, get along very stiffly.

"You...... I usually come into contact with people and pay too much attention to etiquette. If you are too restrained on the surface, others will have a distance from you. In fact, sometimes put down your body and make jokes, and friendship comes faster. ”

Zhen Ji smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm a woman, what do I care about those people?" As long as I serve my husband well. ”

Diao Chan said: "That's your husband who loves you now, and he can't do without you." ”

Zhen Ji smiled, inexplicably missing her husband.

Diao Chan felt that this sister was thinking too simply, and wanted to deliberately mention her, so he said: "But after a long time, or the second son has a new concubine, if you still do this, you have to be careful." Women are easy to age, while men are naturally fond of the new and hate the old. Maybe the second son already has other women in Youzhou......"

The book in Zhen Ji's hand shook inexplicably, and said with a smile: "That's also a helpless thing, but my sister also said that your husband is very fond of you." Isn't there a husband and wife who are unswerving? ”

Diao Chan said: "When I sent a letter to Guguan with my husband, he already had two wives and concubines, and his wife Yan was no less beautiful than me. And I'm not innocent, if I hadn't grown an extra eye, how could he have died for me? ”

Zhen Ji said: "Sister's flower and moon appearance, can't it make Wen Hou die?" ”

Diao Chan said: "Naturally not. As I said earlier, men like the new and hate the old. For those of us women who go with the flow, it is natural to use some means. Otherwise, when you are old, you will not be pampered, but you will have to complain all day long and wash your face with tears. ”

These words were a bit unexpected to Zhen Ji, for a girl who lived in a wealthy family and married into a wealthy family, everything in life came without effort, and she never had to bother to fight. This makes her sense of competition quite weak.

Diao Chan is a singer, and she is mixed in the pile of men, she knows how to please men, and she knows how to compete with her peers, which is much better than Zhen Ji in this regard.

"Sister, if there is any way, you can teach me."

When Zhen Ji thought of competing with other women for her husband in the future, she felt a little uneasy in her heart, and no matter how confident she was in Yuan Xi, she was anxious to ask Diao Chan.

Diao Chan said: "Don't worry, listen to me slowly, these methods can't be finished for three days and three nights, and they vary from person to person." The first point is to find common ground according to their preferences. Only when there is a topic can there be contacts and deepen understanding. ”

"How can we have a common topic?"

"You have to collect some news about him, the things he cares about, it's best to deal with the people close to him, you have to know what he likes, what he doesn't like, what he talks a lot about, and he doesn't want to mention a word about anything......"

"It's so complicated, I don't want to learn it."

"It's not complicated at all, come, let's go to bed, you listen to me slowly......"